Mexico’s low-cost airline Volaris, which started up operations in March 2006, plans to add eight Airbus-319 planes to its fleet in January.

Air Canada flight on Wednesday marks the launch of new, nonstop scheduled flights from Toronto to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, an increasingly popular leisure destination on the Mexico’s Pacific coast. This seasonal service will operate every Saturday until April 14.

Mesa Air Group signed a joint venture agreement with Shenzhen Airlines to create a Chinese regional airline, provisionally called Beijing Airlines.

American Eagle will add nonstop service between Miami International Airport and Cozumel International Airport, beginning March 2. American Eagle will operate one daily roundtrip between the two cities, using its 64-seat ATR72 turbo-prop aircraft. Cozumel is American Eagle’s eighth destination in Mexico.

The launch of Caribbean Airlines on January 1 has meant to be the start of an exciting phase in air travel and aviation history in Trinidad and Tobago and the region.

The departure in late December of Air Canada flight AC 1896 marked the launch of the only nonstop, scheduled flights from Alberta’s capital city to Punta Cana, one of the most popular leisure destinations in the Dominican Republic. This seasonal service will operate every Thursday until April 19.